Dry Lake
- 4.6 mi
- round trip
- 1,066 ft
- climb
- 8,075 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Dry Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Santa Fe National Forest.
Road Conditions
Agency alert covering Santa Fe National Forest · USFS · Santa Fe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Santa Fe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Dry Lake is a 4.57-mile out-and-back trail in New Mexico managed by the Forest Service. The route gains 1,044 feet of elevation.
- MaestasHiking2.7 mi
- NogalesHiking5.6 mi
- Rio ChamaCamping7.3 mi
- Continental Divide National Scenic TrailHiking8.6 mi
- CdtHiking9.1 mi
- RattlesnakeHiking9.6 mi
- Hart CanyonHiking9.6 mi
- Skull Bridge(elizabeth's) RoadHiking9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Old Cdt Alt Ghost RanchHiking · ~27 min drivePhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Rim VistaHiking · ~27 min drivePhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- MaestasHiking · ~5 min drive
Echo Amphitheater TrailHiking · ~27 min drivePhoto: Mary P Madigan, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Cdt Ghost Ranch AltHiking · ~28 min drivePhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- CdtHiking · ~16 min drive
- NogalesHiking · ~10 min drive
- Continental Divide National Scenic TrailHiking · ~15 min drive
- CdtHiking · ~16 min drive
- GURULE LOOPHiking · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Dry Lake
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 12°
5 wet
Feb
43° / 16°
4 wet
Mar
52° / 22°
5 wet
Apr
60° / 27°
3 wet
May
70° / 36°
3 wet
Jun
82° / 46°
4 wet
Jul
85° / 53°
8 wet
Aug
82° / 51°
8 wet
Sep
75° / 43°
5 wet
Oct
63° / 31°
4 wet
Nov
50° / 20°
4 wet
Dec
40° / 12°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lindrith 1 Wsw, NM, 14.3 mi away at 7,220 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
